The title sequence to Friends is one of the most iconic TV intros of our time.
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That couch!
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Look at them all dancing in a fountain and splashing water at each other!
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They have umbrellas for some reason!
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Should have brought them in the fountain.
But when you take away the classic theme song and keep the other sounds, the video is extremely odd and jarring.
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For one thing, none of them look cool dancing.
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And Ross is wearing a fedora :(
There are lots of weird laughs and awkward noises.
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So now you know how weird it probably felt to film this intro on set.
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At least Joey seems to be having fun ✌
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